Moving from Windows 2k -> 2k3 w/new domain

[JNoodle]

Hello,

I was wondering if it was at all possible to move from a windows 2000 AD setup to a new windows 2003 R2 AD with a different domain/forest?

Can the users, computers, printers and other AD objects be migrated from a Windows 2000 domain to a new windows 2003 R2 domain?

The idea is to change the domain name to the new corporate domain, with a different OU tree (more logically created with regards to sites & locations), as well as to upgrade and take advantage of 2003 R2.

Thanks for the info in advance!

 

[Davetoo]

Is it possible? Yes. You could install the new 2003R2 servers with the new domain name, setup a trust with your existing domain, then use ADMT to bring the users over to the new AD.

What's your environment like? How many users...servers...etc?

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[JNoodle]

It's not a large environment.

Currently:
W2k AD DC (plus W2k 2nd DC)
2k3 w/Exchange 2003
2k3 citrix box

about 50-60 users

So I want to keep the Exchange system intact while getting everything on 2k3r2 and moving to and updated and more intuitive AD schema/OU organization.

 

[JNoodle]

Do I have to worry about forests? (Can the domains be in the same forest? or does it have to be separate?)